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Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:27:01 -0600

Um, when was the last time the state of Texas produced a cancer drug?

KatintheHat

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:11:16 -0600

Prop 15 is funding a public, independent cancer research institute unrelated to the private sector... and thank God. Private cancer research is a failure of the health care system. Big companies will only invest in research for more "common" forms of cancer, and then crank up the price for the drugs to cover the cost. Publicly-funded research is often the only hope for those with rarer cancers, or those who can't afford big brand-name drugs. Plus research performed by the government will be MUCH easier to push through FDA approval, meaning it will get to the patients much faster. It's a win-win.

AcesHigh

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:16:54 -0600

So we shouldn't give money to Rick Perry's land developer buddies but we should give money to his big pharma buddies? Vote "NO" on both please.

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